Cave Artists
The earliest surviving cave and rock art was created in the Paleolithic period (40,000- 10,000 years ago) in locations that were not sites of human habitation. Some Paleolithic artwork was ephemeral—only six examples of open-air engravings survive—but the fine-art engravings and paintings that decorate caves were made to last and did last, in some cases for hundreds and even thousands of years, during which they were available for delight and use. Big cave galleries thus contained work done over a long period, available for comparison to people who had some notion of historical time and were developing a sense of their ancestry. The best Paleolithic art, especially the polychrome paintings, was the work of professionals.
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